Legal Opinion
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Nampa Inc. v. St. Luke's Health System, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2015No. 14-35173PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HURWITZ, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the 2012 merger of two health care providers in Nampa, Idaho. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the State of Idaho sued, alleging that the merger violated § 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18, and state law; two local hospitals filed a similar complaint. Although the district court believed that the merger was intended to improve patient outcomes and might well do so, the judge nonetheless found that the merger violated § 7 and ordered divestiture.
As the district court recognized, the job before us is not to determine the optimal…
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